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Philanthropy Flashcards

1
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L’écart se creuse

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The gap keeps widening

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Gouffre

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Chasm

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Patrimoine

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Inherited property

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Qui diminue

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Dwindling

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5
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Évoluer vers

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To evolve into

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Le gratin de la société

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The upper crust

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7
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Se retirer

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To step down

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8
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Racheter

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Buying up

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Effet de réseau

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Network effects

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Produit dérivé (idée de racheter)

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To spin off

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Une minorité très heureuse

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The happy few

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12
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Sapant

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Undermining

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13
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Dans LOEUF

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In the bud

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14
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Casser dans L’oeuf

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Ripping in the bud

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15
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Titans de la technologie

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Tech titans

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De manière très rapide

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Exponentially

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17
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Malgré (en début de phrase)

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For

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18
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La face émergée de l’iceberg

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The tip of A worrying iceberg

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À partir de rien

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From scratch

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20
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A titre bénévole

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On a voluntary basis

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21
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Éclipser

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To dwarf

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22
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Un nain

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A dwarf

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23
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Trouver de nouvelles voies, innover

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To blaze new trails

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24
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Fin testamentaire, transmission de patrimoine

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Bequest

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25
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Un testament

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A will

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26
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Léguer, transmettre

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To will

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27
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Un pionnier

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A trailblazer

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28
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Des lieux de détente

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Recreation facilities

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Équipement, installation, bâtiment

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Facility

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Inventer une expression

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To coin an expression, a new word

31
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Sens aigu des affaires

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Business acumen

32
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Secours d’urgence

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Emergency relief

33
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Soulager

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To relieve

34
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Jouer un rôle très direct, impliqué, actif

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To take full hands-on role

35
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Biens, capital, actifs

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Assets

36
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Être redevable de quelque chose à quelqu’un, rendre des comptes A quelqu’un

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To be accountable To someone

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La hausse de la valeur de ses actifs

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Rising asset values

38
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Se serrer la ceinture, devoir faire des économies

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To tighten one’s belt

39
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Racheter

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Buying up

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Effet de réseau

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Network effects

41
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Produit dérivé (idée de racheter)

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To spin off

42
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Une minorité très heureuse

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The happy few

43
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Sapant

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Undermining

44
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Dans LOEUF

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In the bud

45
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Casser dans L’oeuf

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Ripping in the bud

46
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Titans de la technologie

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Tech titans

47
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De manière très rapide

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Exponentially

48
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Malgré (en début de phrase)

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For

49
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La face émergée de l’iceberg

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The tip of A worrying iceberg

50
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À partir de rien

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From scratch

51
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A titre bénévole

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On a voluntary basis

52
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Éclipser

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To dwarf

53
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Un nain

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A dwarf

54
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Trouver de nouvelles voies, innover

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To blaze new trails

55
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Fin testamentaire, transmission de patrimoine

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Bequest

56
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Un testament

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A will

57
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Léguer, transmettre

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To will

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Un pionnier

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A trailblazer

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Des lieux de détente

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Recreation facilities

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Équipement, installation, bâtiment

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Facility

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Inventer une expression

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To coin an expression, a new word

62
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Sens aigu des affaires

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Business acumen

63
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Secours d’urgence

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Emergency relief

64
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Soulager

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To relieve

65
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Jouer un rôle très direct, impliqué, actif

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To take full hands-on role

66
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Biens, capital, actifs

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Assets

67
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Être redevable de quelque chose à quelqu’un, rendre des comptes A quelqu’un

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To be accountable To someone

68
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La hausse de la valeur de ses actifs

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Rising asset values

69
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Se serrer la ceinture, devoir faire des économies

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To tighten one’s belt

70
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Plus gros que la moyenne

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Outsize

71
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Timide et facilement embarassé

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Bashful

72
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Services offerts par me secteur pb

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Utilities

Vocab Cours English (40 decks)

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